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today it is all about foreign policy. mitt romney's foreign policy trip was this summer. do you remember it? romn romney's campaign is hoping you will forget about a lot of widely criticized missteps and instead focus on the criticism that he is getting ready just in the next few moments to level at president obama. over these countries on your screen, and the escalating violence and the tensions right across the arab world, these images, essentially layout romney's foreign policy speech at a glance. that includes the terrorist attack on the u.s. consulate in benghazi. you can expect that romney will jab at that potential foreign policy achilles heel for president obama. you're about to hear it directly from romney himself. we go to live picture once again. we're waiting on the governor at the virginia military institute. he likely back stage getting ready to take the stage at any moment which is why we also have all of our producers and our reporters around the world at cnn waiting and watching this alongside of you to bring you the context and the perspective. that's wo
today it is all about foreign policy. mitt romney's foreign policy trip was this summer. do you remember it? romn romney's campaign is hoping you will forget about a lot of widely criticized missteps and instead focus on the criticism that he is getting ready just in the next few moments to level at president obama. over these countries on your screen, and the escalating violence and the tensions right across the arab world, these images, essentially layout romney's foreign policy speech at a...
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he knows his foreign policy. some of it has to do with tone, some of it has to do with the way he positions himself but he's been doing a little bit with the foreign policy, practicing some questions that might come from the moderator, bob schieffer, and having a mock debate in the evenings which is important because this is a little different, the setup we're seeing today. it's a seated setup. if you remember the vice presidential debate with both candidates sitting at the table with the moderator, that's what we're going to see today. it's a different tone and that's something he's been preparing for. >> great. it's nice to see if that will have any effect on these two where they have to be close to each other. brianna keilar, thank you for that. >>> neither president obama nor governor romney has any scheduled campaign events today, no stops, no interviews, nothing. just presumably rest and some of that last-minute prep that bri ann in was taa was talking abou. mitt romney has been able to use thee debates to
he knows his foreign policy. some of it has to do with tone, some of it has to do with the way he positions himself but he's been doing a little bit with the foreign policy, practicing some questions that might come from the moderator, bob schieffer, and having a mock debate in the evenings which is important because this is a little different, the setup we're seeing today. it's a seated setup. if you remember the vice presidential debate with both candidates sitting at the table with the...
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and -- let's get back to foreign policy. it is. >> soledad it is foreign policy. because if you don't have a strong economy, you can't be strong abroad and you can't carry out a foreign policy. mitt romney's policy is to go back to the economy that we had before. >> on foreign policy you are the senate foreign relations chairman. you travel abroad all the time. does mitt romney have a point that the perception of the world, supposed to get so much of the united states was supposed to get so much better after george w. bush left and obama took over and that hasn't happened. >> oh, yes it has happened. are you kidding me it hasn't happened? after ambassador stevens was killed, dana, 30,000 libyans took their signs, said we love you, ambassador stevens. we love you america. they marched, they marched on the militia headquarters that had done this. they disarmed them themselves. we have changed perceptions throughout that part of the world. now they're going through a very complicated moment. i mean, nobody, no islamists, and not the united states, told a fruit vendor
and -- let's get back to foreign policy. it is. >> soledad it is foreign policy. because if you don't have a strong economy, you can't be strong abroad and you can't carry out a foreign policy. mitt romney's policy is to go back to the economy that we had before. >> on foreign policy you are the senate foreign relations chairman. you travel abroad all the time. does mitt romney have a point that the perception of the world, supposed to get so much of the united states was supposed...
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this is not a foreign policy election. there's no indication that governor -- the big question mark was, is governor romney going to be a war monger? and he answered that question effectively last night by pushing his peace agenda, which, you know, was his message of the evening, too. it was clear the president wanted to show that governor romney would be erratic, that he's been all over the map. he pushed that message throughout the night. but the frustrating thing, i think, for the president is, last night governor romney was consistent. whether or not that's a new position and whether or not the president can exploit that in the last two weeks in an economic election is a tough task. >> yes or no, this debate matter? >> i don't think so. >> fred o'donnell, debate coach extraordinaire of candidates past and present. thanks very much for being with us. >> it is 19 minutes past the hour. let's get you up to date on the other big stories. to the harassment and child endangerment trial of douglas kenne kennedy. a maternity w
this is not a foreign policy election. there's no indication that governor -- the big question mark was, is governor romney going to be a war monger? and he answered that question effectively last night by pushing his peace agenda, which, you know, was his message of the evening, too. it was clear the president wanted to show that governor romney would be erratic, that he's been all over the map. he pushed that message throughout the night. but the frustrating thing, i think, for the president...
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but foreign policy comes in in a couple of ways. first of all, we have spent as a country $800 billion in the iraq war. that is money that in so many ways could have been spent here at home on other priorities. those sorts of decisions, whether you have a president who understands the trade-offs that they're making when they lead us into a war we shouldn't be fighting or when they don't, that's the kind of president we have in barack obama. he has those sorts of judgments. people look at that, they respect that, they want to know that he's got priorities, for instance, going after osama bin laden. that he's a wise leader when it comes to picking and choosing where we need to be involved in the world. we're no longer in this old-fashioned place where mitt romney and his advisers want to have us be, where our only allies are in western europe and we're facing the soviet threat or czechoslovakia. we have country by country strategies and each one of them requires some strong leadership. an i think that's the issue that president obama
but foreign policy comes in in a couple of ways. first of all, we have spent as a country $800 billion in the iraq war. that is money that in so many ways could have been spent here at home on other priorities. those sorts of decisions, whether you have a president who understands the trade-offs that they're making when they lead us into a war we shouldn't be fighting or when they don't, that's the kind of president we have in barack obama. he has those sorts of judgments. people look at that,...
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foreign policy is in his wheel house. i'm told that he is prepared to be forceful in the debate and on the offensive. president obama's prep team hunker down in a hangar at camp david. nd, a mac up of the same set. reprising their roles, governor romney played by u.s. senator john kerry. and the the moderator, played by ron plain. and the prep team grew with a new focus on foreign policy. in the daily sessions with the president, national security adviser, his deputy. message gurus, david axelrod and anita dunn. chief speech writer. david plouffe and high powered d.c. attorney, bob barnett. >> that's not what i do as president, as commander in chief. >> advisers say the last debate as hofstra was the strongest performance they've seen in public or private and they're hoping for a repeat. tonight, a twofold strategy. first, the president goes on offense. like we've seen on the trail. >> i told you i'd end the war in iraq and we did. i said we'd wind down the war in afghanistan in a responsible way and we are. al-qaeda's on
foreign policy is in his wheel house. i'm told that he is prepared to be forceful in the debate and on the offensive. president obama's prep team hunker down in a hangar at camp david. nd, a mac up of the same set. reprising their roles, governor romney played by u.s. senator john kerry. and the the moderator, played by ron plain. and the prep team grew with a new focus on foreign policy. in the daily sessions with the president, national security adviser, his deputy. message gurus, david...
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they want no foreign policy. they want the united states and the president in particular to devote his attentions to the u.s. economy. >> what they don't want to do is spend money on wars, period. comes a budget issue, the green eye shades, saw that during the primaries. ron paul was getting applause during the primary debates. one way that the president can turn foreign policy in to domestic policy is to say that what mitt romney wants to do is take you back to the george w. bush years, not only on intervention but also on economics and, you know, that's a pretty good construct because last time i checked, george w. bush is not that popular and neither are the wars. >> anderson, this is only ostensibly a debate about foreign policy. this is really the last opportunity both candidates have to address the public to make their closing arguments to try to close the deal and for that pump going through foreign policy as fareed suggested to get to the economy and particularly what mitt romney wants to do tonight. to r
they want no foreign policy. they want the united states and the president in particular to devote his attentions to the u.s. economy. >> what they don't want to do is spend money on wars, period. comes a budget issue, the green eye shades, saw that during the primaries. ron paul was getting applause during the primary debates. one way that the president can turn foreign policy in to domestic policy is to say that what mitt romney wants to do is take you back to the george w. bush years,...
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foreign policy. you can expect both candidates to also try to shift the discussion, of course, to their domestic agenda. here's the format for you. it's a 90-minute debate and can be divided into six segments of 15 minutes each. each segment starting with a question followed by two-minute answers from the candidates and then a bit of a chat and some discussion. this time they're going to be seated with the moderator, unlike last week's town hall and the first debate that was standing behind the podiums. libya, iran, china, just some of the issues that will come up tonight, no doubt. we're going to break down those issues and what's at stake. here's white house correspondent diana keiller, and foreign affairs correspondent ellise lavin. let's start with you, briana. we can expect mitt romney to raise, you know, more questions about the terrorist attack in b benghazi tonight. president obama to portrait mitt romney as unprepared to be a world leader on an international stage. what more do we know about
foreign policy. you can expect both candidates to also try to shift the discussion, of course, to their domestic agenda. here's the format for you. it's a 90-minute debate and can be divided into six segments of 15 minutes each. each segment starting with a question followed by two-minute answers from the candidates and then a bit of a chat and some discussion. this time they're going to be seated with the moderator, unlike last week's town hall and the first debate that was standing behind the...
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romney, every second you're talking about foreign policy is wasted. which might mean that romney tries to break out of that and tries to bring home some of the foreign policy issues to domestic economic issues. >> with time running out, this is their last chance to make their case to millions of voters in a single night. athina jones, cnn, washington. >>> now we know what the candidates could discuss. we'll hear from an expert on foreign policy for his take, right after this. trust duracell...?? duralock power preserve. locks in power for up to 10 years in storage. now...guaranteed. duracell with duralock. trusted everywhere. but what about your wrinkles? neutrogena® rapid wrinkle repair visibly reduces fine lines and wrinkles in just one week. why wait if you don't have to. neutrogena®. in that time there've been some good days. and some difficult ones. but, through it all, we've persevered, supporting some of the biggest ideas in modern history. so why should our anniversary matter to you? because for 200 years, we've been helping ideas move from
romney, every second you're talking about foreign policy is wasted. which might mean that romney tries to break out of that and tries to bring home some of the foreign policy issues to domestic economic issues. >> with time running out, this is their last chance to make their case to millions of voters in a single night. athina jones, cnn, washington. >>> now we know what the candidates could discuss. we'll hear from an expert on foreign policy for his take, right after this....
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i'm not a foreign policy expert. again, i think americans need to understand there is a clear and distinct choice between these candidates relative to their approaches to how we lead, how we have led, how this president has led, failed to lead it in a large degree. >> but their positions are similar -- i think their positions are similar, there's not a big difference between the two candidates. >> listen, soledad, i'm sure you can find similarities in a number of positions with leaders on a number of different issues. the point being is there is a clear and distinct difference relative to how we lead when we deal with terrorists and when we're dealing with helping with those who want to be free and clear across the middle east. there are those clear differences that have been spelled out that we do spell out and the approach that this governor takes and plans to take relative to cracking down on terrorists and enemies and those who are out to harm us and out to harm our allies. >> let's take a look at the peace in th
i'm not a foreign policy expert. again, i think americans need to understand there is a clear and distinct choice between these candidates relative to their approaches to how we lead, how we have led, how this president has led, failed to lead it in a large degree. >> but their positions are similar -- i think their positions are similar, there's not a big difference between the two candidates. >> listen, soledad, i'm sure you can find similarities in a number of positions with...
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it's their last full day to get ready for the big foreign policy debate. that didn't stop others from getting out there. comedian name jeff fox worthy took his coddy act to. rahm emanuel went to florida to campaign for the president. >> it's not like a lot of gray area here. both president obama and governor romney have different visions of what it takes to move this economy forward. >> about a dozen people were lucky now if to ask the president and governor romney questions at the town hall debate this week, but were they happy with the answers they got. i'll ask one of them next. who's mom? i'm the giants mascot. the giants don't have a mascot! ohhh! eat up! new jammin jerk chicken soup has tasty pieces of chicken with rice and beans. hmmm. for giant hunger! thanks mom! see ya! whoaa...oops! mom? i'm ok. grandma? hi sweetie! she operates the head. [ male announcer ] campbell's chunky soup. it fills you up right. actually... that way i could split my payments up into little bite-size chunks. i mean you feel me right? yeah. uh, sir... ah... [ male announce
it's their last full day to get ready for the big foreign policy debate. that didn't stop others from getting out there. comedian name jeff fox worthy took his coddy act to. rahm emanuel went to florida to campaign for the president. >> it's not like a lot of gray area here. both president obama and governor romney have different visions of what it takes to move this economy forward. >> about a dozen people were lucky now if to ask the president and governor romney questions at the...
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foreign policy. this has not been a foreign policy election. certainly what's happened in libya has kind of put at least the headlines to the front. do you think tomorrow makes a difference and in what way? >> yes because any time that voters see the candidates on the same stage debating big issues, it matters. and my understanding from the romney camp is that he is going to try to make this about an issue that women care about and all americans but particularly women, which is leadership. can this guy be the commander in chief. not so much a tit for tat like we saw in the last election. i was looking up rutgers has a women in politics program. i was looking on the website that women historically tend to be the ones that don't want to be in war. want to get the troops out. that's been at the forefront of a lot of elections in recent years but it's not right now. the question is what are women going to focus on, and i really do think it is the issue of leadership. >> i agree. and i think romney's going to do very well. last night he's presented
foreign policy. this has not been a foreign policy election. certainly what's happened in libya has kind of put at least the headlines to the front. do you think tomorrow makes a difference and in what way? >> yes because any time that voters see the candidates on the same stage debating big issues, it matters. and my understanding from the romney camp is that he is going to try to make this about an issue that women care about and all americans but particularly women, which is...
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the focus is on foreign policy. i find it interesting since foreign policy barely reg jerred for most upons and probably doesn't sway their vote. i think 4% of people say it's a priority for them. 58% of people say that it's -- that the economy is the higher thing here for them. i want you to look at this poll here. do we put the numbers up? 4% foreign policy. the economy, 59%. domestic and social issues are 33%. are republicans teeing up a carter/reagan 1979 iran hostage crisis to slow the momentum of a president who is strong on foreign policy? brought on the troops, won the nobel tries, bin laden, is that what's happening here if. >> i don't see how they can do that, because of the things you talked about. jimmy carter, he's a great man, i love him as on a post-president, but he was horrible as a president, particularly on foreign policy issues. i don't think there's anything you can hang on this president's head that looks nearly as bad as the way jimmy carter handled the hostage situation. if anything, talking
the focus is on foreign policy. i find it interesting since foreign policy barely reg jerred for most upons and probably doesn't sway their vote. i think 4% of people say it's a priority for them. 58% of people say that it's -- that the economy is the higher thing here for them. i want you to look at this poll here. do we put the numbers up? 4% foreign policy. the economy, 59%. domestic and social issues are 33%. are republicans teeing up a carter/reagan 1979 iran hostage crisis to slow the...
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foreign policy. so it's not just about war. it's not just about the middle east. it's about the globe. i think if you really look at it ho wholistically, you would see the president has had a good record in how he's managed the other world leaders in making sure america stays on top. one other thing. if he's going to talk about foreign policy, make sure you bring up some of the things he doesn't like to talk about like how the iran currency has collapsed because of the president's leadership and that there's actually now been rioting in iran because of the president's leadership. also, by the way, osama bin laden is dead. if he doesn't mention that, he's not really being serious. >> john, something that i think that mitt republican keeps saying, that's these huge increases to defense spending. i think most americans really aren't so in favor of that. >> well, look. we see that you have iran rapidly moving towards nuclear weapons. we see north korea moving towards long range missiles. we see the musli
foreign policy. so it's not just about war. it's not just about the middle east. it's about the globe. i think if you really look at it ho wholistically, you would see the president has had a good record in how he's managed the other world leaders in making sure america stays on top. one other thing. if he's going to talk about foreign policy, make sure you bring up some of the things he doesn't like to talk about like how the iran currency has collapsed because of the president's leadership...
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the focus, foreign policy, and the recent attack that killed the u.s. ambassador in libya will likely take center stage. cnn's athena jones takes a look at who might have the edge in their final verbal dual. rimplt the third and final faceoff between president obama and governor romney will focus entirely on foreign policy. from afghanistan and pakistan to israel, iran, and the changing middle east. the candidates will spar over america's role in the world, the new face of terrorism and how to deal with the rise in china. with polls showing the president's advantage over romney on foreign policy has narrowed since the summer, mr. obama tried to highlight one of his biggest foreign policy accomplishments at a life party charity dinner in new york. >> it's a little different because the topic is foreign policy. spoiler alert. we got bin laden. >> he also used his speech to poke fun at his opponent. >> of course, world affairs are a challenge for every candidate. after some of you guys remember, after my foreign trip in 2008 i was attacked as a celebrity b
the focus, foreign policy, and the recent attack that killed the u.s. ambassador in libya will likely take center stage. cnn's athena jones takes a look at who might have the edge in their final verbal dual. rimplt the third and final faceoff between president obama and governor romney will focus entirely on foreign policy. from afghanistan and pakistan to israel, iran, and the changing middle east. the candidates will spar over america's role in the world, the new face of terrorism and how to...
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it's on foreign policy. we're going to tell you what each candidate is looking to accomplish in tomorrow's showdown. jen's car wasn't handling well. so i brought it to mike at meineke. we gave her car a free road handling check. i like free. free is good. my money. my choice. my meineke. >>> foreign policy will be the main focus of tomorrow night's third and final presidential debate. with tensions high in several parts of the middle east, both president obama and governor romney will be called on to explain their vision for the region. cnn's athena jones gives us a preview. >> reporter: the third and final face-off between president obama and governor romney will focus entirely on foreign policy. from afghanistan and pakistan to israel, iran, and the changing middle east. the candidates will spar over america's role in the world, the new face of terrorism, and how to deal with the rise in china. with polls showing the president's advantage over romney in foreign policy has narrowed since the summer, mr. oba
it's on foreign policy. we're going to tell you what each candidate is looking to accomplish in tomorrow's showdown. jen's car wasn't handling well. so i brought it to mike at meineke. we gave her car a free road handling check. i like free. free is good. my money. my choice. my meineke. >>> foreign policy will be the main focus of tomorrow night's third and final presidential debate. with tensions high in several parts of the middle east, both president obama and governor romney will...
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thought about foreign policy. for instance, rob huntsman, who was involved in singapore at a very young age and he's been around a lot of foreign policy, including the trade issues. newt gingrich actually has a lot more experience in this area than people think because pazas member of congress so long and then speaker, he's been involved time and time again in foreign policy. i think he knows about as much as one would expect a foreign policy candidate to know. romney has had no experience directly, but it was interesting in his book called "apologies," about the front third is about american policy. he studied up on that, i think he feels comfortable going in. the rest of them, you know, it depends. you can't have a herman cain moment in a debate like this. you can't have a rick perry moment, as perry discovered, on these foreign policy issues. because while it's not on top of the agenda for american voters, they do expect someone to be a competent commander in chief. they do expect someone -- frankly, this is an
thought about foreign policy. for instance, rob huntsman, who was involved in singapore at a very young age and he's been around a lot of foreign policy, including the trade issues. newt gingrich actually has a lot more experience in this area than people think because pazas member of congress so long and then speaker, he's been involved time and time again in foreign policy. i think he knows about as much as one would expect a foreign policy candidate to know. romney has had no experience...
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that they intend to talk about foreign policy as well as domestic policy. and that they want to continue to draw the contrasts with the romney campaign because they believe romney has been kind of soft in telling us where he's going to go on foreign policy in his speech today as well as on domestic policy, how would he reduce that deficit. so they still think they've got openings here, wolf. and they do. anything can happen. overnight's a lifetime in politics, particularly when it comes to a close presidential race like this. >> and all those folks thought that president obama had it wrapped up a few days ago, not yet. gloria, stand by. mitt romney was clearly hammering away at the president's foreign policy before a military audience today and sketched out a stronger, bolder response by a romney administration. cnn's national political correspondent jim acosta has more on that. >> reporter: wolf, after millions of americans watched mitt romney go toe to toe with president obama at their first debate, the gop nominee now wants voters to see him as commander
that they intend to talk about foreign policy as well as domestic policy. and that they want to continue to draw the contrasts with the romney campaign because they believe romney has been kind of soft in telling us where he's going to go on foreign policy in his speech today as well as on domestic policy, how would he reduce that deficit. so they still think they've got openings here, wolf. and they do. anything can happen. overnight's a lifetime in politics, particularly when it comes to a...
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you are a foreign policy to mitt romney. he is not doing so well. >> this is not about polls or politics. there are clear differences between barack obama and mitt romney on a range of national security and foreign policy issues. governor romney feels strongly about it. he believes that america's position in the world is weaker today than january of 2009. if you look at events over the last few days, they il lut straight how much day os there is in themile east and the world the government is going to have a discussion with the president. >> romney will get classified national security briefings from the administration starting next week. >> i am not going to comment on the briefings. it is a tradition for the nominees, the vice presidential and presidential nominees to receive classified briefings. >> once they are the official nominees. when i met with mitt romney in jerusalem, he told me he was looking forward to getting those briefings. >>> president obama took a stern note out on the campaign trail today. >> we see on o
you are a foreign policy to mitt romney. he is not doing so well. >> this is not about polls or politics. there are clear differences between barack obama and mitt romney on a range of national security and foreign policy issues. governor romney feels strongly about it. he believes that america's position in the world is weaker today than january of 2009. if you look at events over the last few days, they il lut straight how much day os there is in themile east and the world the...
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>> look, i think mitt romney's foreign policy can be described like this. a whole lot of bluster, a whole lot of blunder, and not a whole lot of there, there. because you're right, everything that he talked about today in terms of what he would do, we don't know what he would do differently than what president obama has been doing quite successfully, i would add, in terms of foreign policy. he goes abroad, he insults england, in the debate last week he insulted spain, he talks about how he would throw in the white flag of surrender for a two-state solution to israel, and he just doesn't know what he would do differently and has not been able to communicate that. he talks about russia as being our number one political foe. let's ask al qaeda if they think that obama is leading from behind, which is one of the things that romney loves to talk about the president on. >> to be fair -- >> he's not leading from behind. >> that's pretty much what obama said about himself. you can blame him for that. ladies, we will leave it there now. one thing for sure, today got
>> look, i think mitt romney's foreign policy can be described like this. a whole lot of bluster, a whole lot of blunder, and not a whole lot of there, there. because you're right, everything that he talked about today in terms of what he would do, we don't know what he would do differently than what president obama has been doing quite successfully, i would add, in terms of foreign policy. he goes abroad, he insults england, in the debate last week he insulted spain, he talks about how...
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advantage on foreign policy. but i think what is going to be very important for both candidates to try to do, carol, is even though foreign policy is critical, it really does not trump economic policy. so i think what you're going to see the candidates try to do, if they can, if they can find a way, a pivot back to why this is important from an economic security standpoint, and i think that the president will be able to do that in terms of all the decisions that he has made in terms of making americans a lot more secure here at home and about how it is time now to really focus on rebuilding america and rebuilding the middle class, which he wants to do versus mitt romney who really the only thing he wants to do is rebuild millionaires and billionaires and i think that will be -- >> oh, maria. and along those lines, mitt romney, you know, everybody said when mitt romney started running for president in earnest that the conversation should focus only on the economy. does that mean mr. romney will pivot to the econom
advantage on foreign policy. but i think what is going to be very important for both candidates to try to do, carol, is even though foreign policy is critical, it really does not trump economic policy. so i think what you're going to see the candidates try to do, if they can, if they can find a way, a pivot back to why this is important from an economic security standpoint, and i think that the president will be able to do that in terms of all the decisions that he has made in terms of making...
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a new foreign policy or my foreign policy or doing that in a place that would detract from the president's efforts to pursue his own foreign policy. so i really can't -- i can't go down that path. i can tell you i think president bush took action on information that was available to him both from british intelligence, intelligence in our country and around the world, that saddam hussein presented a very serious threat to the world, including the potential of weapons of mass destruction. and he took action which he believed necessary to protect our people and our friends. >> america's had the reputation of being the world's policeman. certainly for my lifetime. it's quite a responsibility. is it one that america continues to need to have? do you need to be the world's policeman? or as you see superpowers emerging, china, india, others, is it time for that responsibility to be spread around a little bit? >> i don't think anyone signs up for the term -- when i say anyone, i don't think any of the leaders of our nation signed up for the idea of america being the policeman of the world. the lea
a new foreign policy or my foreign policy or doing that in a place that would detract from the president's efforts to pursue his own foreign policy. so i really can't -- i can't go down that path. i can tell you i think president bush took action on information that was available to him both from british intelligence, intelligence in our country and around the world, that saddam hussein presented a very serious threat to the world, including the potential of weapons of mass destruction. and he...
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one thing on national security, foreign policy issues. congressman paul ride ryan. >> both men going toe to toe, and neither man blinking as you said. both sides, democrats and republicans, a lot there that they both will probably be happy about. let's go to panelists, reporters, john king. >> after the debate. america needs more of that. these are happy warriors. mrs. ryan went over and talked to the vice president. and we need more of that in washington and across america. people who can have a spirited debate, disagree on just about everything and then shake hands, say hey, how are you doing? >> i got the sense that joe biden enjoyed the debate. >> we talked about this at the beginning. a leading compassionate conservative voice and a leading compassionate liberal voice, but they respect the other side. they both did what they wanted to do the democrats are happy. look at the twitter verse, read e-mail, democrats were despondent, dispirited, in the first debate. happy tonight. he showed his boss what it is to engage, engage, engage. pa
one thing on national security, foreign policy issues. congressman paul ride ryan. >> both men going toe to toe, and neither man blinking as you said. both sides, democrats and republicans, a lot there that they both will probably be happy about. let's go to panelists, reporters, john king. >> after the debate. america needs more of that. these are happy warriors. mrs. ryan went over and talked to the vice president. and we need more of that in washington and across america. people...
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policy debate, but the foreign policy is still a number one issue throughout the entire campaign. the president might want to bring up issues regarding women and -- >> and the next thing you know you got a domestic debate. >> how does he bring up the issue of abortion because we know that these are issues that are key to women that are going to vote. >> i don't think you're going to see something so blatant as we saw in the last debate, i think first of all because of the way this is arranged, and it's these two men seated, fairly next to each other, with just one moderator, i think you'll see a tense debate, but i don't think you'll see quite as confrontational debate and i don't think you'll see a debate that kind of wanders off course. >> i know that you had a guest on this morning talking about these women's issues, let's listen. >> the poll that shows them essentially, i think is probably -- everything we know about the structure of how people vote in this country, president obama should and probably will win the vote of women. the question is by how much. >> and this brings
policy debate, but the foreign policy is still a number one issue throughout the entire campaign. the president might want to bring up issues regarding women and -- >> and the next thing you know you got a domestic debate. >> how does he bring up the issue of abortion because we know that these are issues that are key to women that are going to vote. >> i don't think you're going to see something so blatant as we saw in the last debate, i think first of all because of the way...
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none of them really challenges foreign policy. they don't challenge the cuts or the federal reserve. i think it's going to shift. a few of them have said something about auditing the fed and others at times have hinted that maybe we ought to be a little more cautious and diplomatic with our foreign policy. we'll have to wait and see what the platform looks like. >> one of the interesting things, i think, about the des moines register poll today is that it was a three-day poll. but if you take just the last few days, rick santorum overtakes you and goes into second place showing that he is gathering up some momentum. what do you think the appeal is there with rick santorum? why has he suddenly become kind of the person to watch? >> well, maybe it's the people who just got frustrate with the other once and just shirting their views. that's one thing you can't say about my supporters. they don't shift their views. what the foreign policy is all about and monetary policy is all about. they don't leave. they're up and down. i think it'
none of them really challenges foreign policy. they don't challenge the cuts or the federal reserve. i think it's going to shift. a few of them have said something about auditing the fed and others at times have hinted that maybe we ought to be a little more cautious and diplomatic with our foreign policy. we'll have to wait and see what the platform looks like. >> one of the interesting things, i think, about the des moines register poll today is that it was a three-day poll. but if you...
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it's foreign policy and one of the biggest flash points was foreign policy what happened in benghazi with the ambassador. it was me a home run moment for mitt romney he screwed up. there were valid criticisms he could have raised. we had the admission from the secretary of state, hillary clinton it was her blame and not the president. i would have gone on that. mitt romney used >>> why didn't you use acts of terror when the president had used that. if you're being honest about this, david, the wider issue is not just that little dispute over acts of terror. it's really about what happened and who knew what and what the security requirements were that came through and did the white house ever see them? had mitt romney phrased the question better, it would have been a more difficult moment for the president than it was. do you accept as administration that there were failings here? >> look, i think what the president said last night was very, very clear. he feels -- he takes responsibility for every single person we send overseas in diplomatic missions and dangerous places as well as o
it's foreign policy and one of the biggest flash points was foreign policy what happened in benghazi with the ambassador. it was me a home run moment for mitt romney he screwed up. there were valid criticisms he could have raised. we had the admission from the secretary of state, hillary clinton it was her blame and not the president. i would have gone on that. mitt romney used >>> why didn't you use acts of terror when the president had used that. if you're being honest about this,...
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foreign policy. take a listen. >> the president is fond of saying that the tide of war is receding. i want to believe him as much as anyone else. when we look at the middle east today, with iran closer than ever to nuclear weapons capability, with the conflict in syria threatening to destabilize the region and with violent extremists on the march, and with an american ambassador and three others dead, likely at the hands of al qaeda affiliates, it is clear that the risk of conflict in the region is higher now than when the president took office. >> so we'll hit the speech in depth here a lot on the middle east. but first, let me give you the big picture. as we mentioned, four weeks until the election, and we are seeing a possible shift in favor of mitt romney. check this out. this is what has happened since that debate last wednesday. this is gallup's daily tracking poll. a dead heat here when you look at the different numbers, a dead heat for the race for president, down from the five-point advantag
foreign policy. take a listen. >> the president is fond of saying that the tide of war is receding. i want to believe him as much as anyone else. when we look at the middle east today, with iran closer than ever to nuclear weapons capability, with the conflict in syria threatening to destabilize the region and with violent extremists on the march, and with an american ambassador and three others dead, likely at the hands of al qaeda affiliates, it is clear that the risk of conflict in the...
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policy. 53% think president obama would handle foreign policy better. only 41% think mitt romney would do better. that's a 12-point margin. general, you served briefly under this president. how do you think he's handled foreign policy thus far? >> well, brooke, i'm going to probably disappoint you here and not answer the question -- >> no, don't disappoint me. >> i'm a career intelligence officer. not my job. and give you another reason. the semester's not over, all right? we still have a lot of quizzes and exams before we get to the end of the president's term here. >> give me a highlight and low light for the president. >> let me give you a spotlight. >> okay. >> and the spotlight is this, and something i find very heartening and satisfying both as an intelligence professional but also as an american. and that's the powerful continuity between two very different presidents, between the 43rd and 44th presidents of the united states when it comes to the global war against al qaeda and its affiliates. now, look, i understand there are differences. i've w
policy. 53% think president obama would handle foreign policy better. only 41% think mitt romney would do better. that's a 12-point margin. general, you served briefly under this president. how do you think he's handled foreign policy thus far? >> well, brooke, i'm going to probably disappoint you here and not answer the question -- >> no, don't disappoint me. >> i'm a career intelligence officer. not my job. and give you another reason. the semester's not over, all right? we...
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about foreign policy? it doesn't make sense to me. he could put out being overly critical. he would say, look, these are the principles i would take if i were president or something like that. it's kind of a strange thing. without knowing what's in the interview that he gave to the israeli -- why can't he talk to them and not us? >> well, i don't know what's in it. although i would be surprised you're giving an interview to an israeli newspaper you're talking about things like iran or the palestinian issue. what i still don't understand about it. president obama, remember when he went overseas in 2008? he gave that big speech about -- and it was, you know, the thing that he's best at, right, giving an inspirational speech, and here's what he said about foreign policy on the trip he took while running for president. >> this is the moment we must help answer the call for a new dawn in the middle east. my country must stand with yours and with europe in sending a direct message to iran, that it must abandon i
about foreign policy? it doesn't make sense to me. he could put out being overly critical. he would say, look, these are the principles i would take if i were president or something like that. it's kind of a strange thing. without knowing what's in the interview that he gave to the israeli -- why can't he talk to them and not us? >> well, i don't know what's in it. although i would be surprised you're giving an interview to an israeli newspaper you're talking about things like iran or the...
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i think people also had concerns about his position on foreign policy. and as a result, i think as they sorted out, i think he's going to get a significant showing here. but even if he wins iowa, i think it's really a question of who is going to be in the top three. the person that's going to really lose -- >> you answer that question. >> i can tell you who is not going to be in it and that's jon huntsman. he messed up big time. he skipped iowa and the result is he's an asterisk and he's never going to get beyond that. >> i want to talk to you in a second about jon huntsman. but in looking at it now, what does your gut tell you that the top three will be? >> i predicted all along that santorum will do better than people expect. i think he can get in the top three. it looks to me like romney, paul, and santorum. but i think -- don't count out congressman -- or senator -- excuse me. i think the other one that could do better than some expect would be governor perry. and also gingrich who just a few weeks ago was ahead, and i don't know where he's going to
i think people also had concerns about his position on foreign policy. and as a result, i think as they sorted out, i think he's going to get a significant showing here. but even if he wins iowa, i think it's really a question of who is going to be in the top three. the person that's going to really lose -- >> you answer that question. >> i can tell you who is not going to be in it and that's jon huntsman. he messed up big time. he skipped iowa and the result is he's an asterisk and...
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in. >> foreign policy has been the president's strong suit. if you believe the public opinion polls, ashleigh. we have our cnn/orc poll. who among the candidates better handle foreign policy and the most recent poll, obama 54%, romney 42%. so usually republicans do better when it comes to national security, foreign policy issues. at least as of now. president obama's doing better than governor romney and the results not only ours but consistent with the other major polls around the country, as well. i have always felt that national security foreign policy wouldn't be a huge issue unless there was a big crisis some place and when's happened over the past 24 hours a pretty serious crisis and i suspect it's going to be an issue in the coming days and weeks. sort of reminds me 2004, john kerry and when he was trying to unseat the incumbent president george w. bush. kerry was doing well. foreign policy became an issue. people went after john kerry. at the end of the october 2004, just days before the election, bin laden comes without a video and in
in. >> foreign policy has been the president's strong suit. if you believe the public opinion polls, ashleigh. we have our cnn/orc poll. who among the candidates better handle foreign policy and the most recent poll, obama 54%, romney 42%. so usually republicans do better when it comes to national security, foreign policy issues. at least as of now. president obama's doing better than governor romney and the results not only ours but consistent with the other major polls around the...
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he's ahead by, what, 8 to 10 points on foreign policy. and i think frankly the blunder that mitt romney made earlier this week in attacking president obama on 9/11 with misguided facts i think underscores the fact that he is just not ready to be commander in chief and they're worried about that. >> margaret, i don't want to rehash too much history but was that a blunder? >> i think even mitt romney has suggested that within a certain time frame maybe he might not have said it that way but he has stuck to his word that he and the president agree that the initial statement that the embassy made was in the best interest of the country. i disagree with maria that the romney campaign is trying -- i do think there's an opportunity here for the republicans to make foreign policy an issue. maria is right, president obama has led on foreign policy by double digits for some time now. threw bu there's a real moral imperative to make the case for failure of leadership abroad. president obama hasn't spoken to the muslim world the way he did when he fi
he's ahead by, what, 8 to 10 points on foreign policy. and i think frankly the blunder that mitt romney made earlier this week in attacking president obama on 9/11 with misguided facts i think underscores the fact that he is just not ready to be commander in chief and they're worried about that. >> margaret, i don't want to rehash too much history but was that a blunder? >> i think even mitt romney has suggested that within a certain time frame maybe he might not have said it that...
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so many things foreign policy wise, i'd love to spend all day. but time is limited. >> i know. >> i'm sure you are acutely aware of that. and don't get any sleep. the obama administration filed a new enforcement claim against the wto about china also rolled out a new television ad saying we're tough on china. here it is. >> tough on china? not mitt romney. when a flood of chinese tires threatened a thousand american jobs, it was president obama who stood up to china. and protected american workers. mitt romney attacked obama's decision. said standing up to china was bad for the nation and our workers. how can mitt romney take on the cheaters when he's taking their side? >> all right. so, called china the cheaters at the same time, leon panetta had the first ever high level defense department visit there. isn't that at the least, a mixed message. at the most, hypocritical is this? >> no, i don't think so. but, et steak and everyone hates it when their steak doe wasn't the. you know, whether it's the tire industry, the automobile industry, auto sup
so many things foreign policy wise, i'd love to spend all day. but time is limited. >> i know. >> i'm sure you are acutely aware of that. and don't get any sleep. the obama administration filed a new enforcement claim against the wto about china also rolled out a new television ad saying we're tough on china. here it is. >> tough on china? not mitt romney. when a flood of chinese tires threatened a thousand american jobs, it was president obama who stood up to china. and...
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the focus, foreign policy. it's interesting since foreign policy barely registers for most americans and probably doesn't sway their vote. look at this poll. only 4% of registered voters say that foreign policy is the most important issue in america. i spoke with lz granderson and will cain about the roll the attacks on the u.s. consulate in benghazi will play in tomorrow's debate. >> i'm disappointed in that exchange about libya and here is why. talking about the truth but he's talking about a superficial truth, about what was said when, when the word terror was uttered. was it in the rose garden or the day after or two weeks later? the point is when the word terror was uttered is strictly a campaign issue. it is not an issue of accountability to the american people. the question that needs to be answered and has yet to be answered is why susan rice and jay carney said this was attributable to a video and a spontaneous attack arising out of that video. there may be answers, don. there may be answers. it may be
the focus, foreign policy. it's interesting since foreign policy barely registers for most americans and probably doesn't sway their vote. look at this poll. only 4% of registered voters say that foreign policy is the most important issue in america. i spoke with lz granderson and will cain about the roll the attacks on the u.s. consulate in benghazi will play in tomorrow's debate. >> i'm disappointed in that exchange about libya and here is why. talking about the truth but he's talking...
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go to the president's approval rating on foreign policy. this was conducted just after september 11th, after those attacks happened. the president's rating slipping a bit from august to september. one thing, though, overall foreign policy on the campaign trail when it comes to american voters, it's very small compared to the economy, other social issues. but remember, one of the debates coming up is focused entirely on foreign policy. yes, it could very well play a role on dictating who wins on november 6th. >> paul, thank you very much. >>> world leaders are gathering in new york city ahead of the 67th united nations general assembly session which begins tomorrow. president obama will be one of the first speakers. on wednesday, iranian president mahmoud ahmadinejad gives his address. he sat down with an interview with cnn's piers morgan and was asked about a possible military conflict with israel. >> do you fear that war is imminent? do you fear that there will be military conflict perhaps even before the end of this year between your coun
go to the president's approval rating on foreign policy. this was conducted just after september 11th, after those attacks happened. the president's rating slipping a bit from august to september. one thing, though, overall foreign policy on the campaign trail when it comes to american voters, it's very small compared to the economy, other social issues. but remember, one of the debates coming up is focused entirely on foreign policy. yes, it could very well play a role on dictating who wins on...
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we're not done yet with manager's foreign policy speech. we're going to go to the co-chair of the obama campaign and get her take on the speech, and the growing suspicions surrounding two of china's largest telecom companies operating now in the u.s. some in congress saying they actually pose a national security threat. [ male announcer ] imagine facing the day with less chronic osteoarthritis pain. imagine living your life with less chronic low back pain. imagine you, with less pain. cymbalta can help. cymbalta is fda-approved to manage chronic musculoskeletal pain. one non-narcotic pill a day, every day, can help reduce this pain. tell your doctor right away if your mood worsens, you have unusual changes in mood or behavior or thoughts of suicide. antidepressants can increase these in children, teens, and young adults. cymbalta is not approved for children under 18. people taking maois or thioridazine or with uncontrolled glaucoma should not take cymbalta. taking it with nsaid pain relievers, aspirin, or blood thinners may increase bleedi
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foreign policy front and center, of course, last night's final political debate. both candidates trading barbs over who can best protect the country and its interests. with me, a couple top military men. general wesley clark and general mark kimmitt from central command. i understand you used to work for general clark. >> i certainly did. proud to have worked for him. >> this is an interesting statistic. >> he's a great guy. >> excellent. interesting statistic for you. first time since 1932 that neither candidate nor their v.p.s have served in the military. what do you think of that, general clark? >> i think it reflects the fact the country's gone to a volunteer force. now, mitt romney was of the age he could have gone to vietnam but a lot of people that age didn't go to vietnam. they had student deferments. >> also, while you're here, you're the best person to talk about this bayonet issue. there is a suggestion that there are more bayonets in the current american military, army and marines, than there were in 1916. 650,000. >> i would be surprised. >> why? >> w
foreign policy front and center, of course, last night's final political debate. both candidates trading barbs over who can best protect the country and its interests. with me, a couple top military men. general wesley clark and general mark kimmitt from central command. i understand you used to work for general clark. >> i certainly did. proud to have worked for him. >> this is an interesting statistic. >> he's a great guy. >> excellent. interesting statistic for you....
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this was a major foreign policy gaffe. that same interview, he said that israel -- complaints from israel were just noise. referred to israel's complaints about iran, nuclear program in new york now. he has time to go on "the view" but can't meet with binyamin netanyahu? >> governor romney is about to speak before the clinton global initiative. audience is full of fleleaders m around the world. people that can effect change to the world. what should mr. romney say to prove to no only them but to voters that he can handle foreign apairs and he does have the answer to the problems you are talking about? specifics. should he mention specific? >> i think he's actually putting forward specifics today. he is laying out a vision for major reform of u.s. foreign aid to take -- he's going to put condition -- u.s. foreign aid to countries on their opening up their markets and moving barriers to trade and in investment and making free market reform. i think he will lay out a positive vision today. again, i know we are talking about m
this was a major foreign policy gaffe. that same interview, he said that israel -- complaints from israel were just noise. referred to israel's complaints about iran, nuclear program in new york now. he has time to go on "the view" but can't meet with binyamin netanyahu? >> governor romney is about to speak before the clinton global initiative. audience is full of fleleaders m around the world. people that can effect change to the world. what should mr. romney say to prove to no...
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hour, but now we want to go a little deeper on the foreign policy issue. joining me is tim mack, foreign policy and defense reporter for politico. tim, good morning. what do you expect romney to focus on in his speech at the virginia military institute on monday? >> yeah. the virginia military institute speech is going to focus primarily on foreign policy. it's going to be a big, broad speech about what he would do as commander in chief, and you can expect him to go straight to benghazi, to go straight to what he views as the president's inability to kind of take an aggressive foreign policy stance on the global stage. no doubt he is going to mention veterans, and i think he will also see him talk about his plan to raise defense spending. up to 4% of gdp, which is higher than it is even now. >> this is certainly about posturing, about sounding presidential, but how does this compare to president obama's last major foreign policy speech, the one that he maude at the united nations general assembly? >> it's going to be quite different. i mean, the president
hour, but now we want to go a little deeper on the foreign policy issue. joining me is tim mack, foreign policy and defense reporter for politico. tim, good morning. what do you expect romney to focus on in his speech at the virginia military institute on monday? >> yeah. the virginia military institute speech is going to focus primarily on foreign policy. it's going to be a big, broad speech about what he would do as commander in chief, and you can expect him to go straight to benghazi,...
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this is a foreign policy debate. you think it can be used to deal with the gender issues. >> well, look, i think the challenge for both of them is to tie this debate into their broader campaign narrative and strategy. there's a tendency -- there's risk in a foreign policy debate to become just kind of a conversation about discreet issues without any kind of overriding theme. i think for mitt romney has to be what he did at the first debate, reassure people that he is a plausible president after that pretty rocky foreign trip this summer. i think for the president, the goal has to be, and i think they're thinking this way, how do you tie this in to what is clearly their focus on the second debate and beyond, focusing on women voters. and the most logical way to do that is to continue what joe biden did against paul ryan, open up the tletd that republicans are too quick to be talking about war. >> and there's a new ad to that threat. released just minutes ago. let's look at that. >> president obama ended the iraq war.
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remember the last presidential debate is on foreign policy. our most recent poll on foreign policy. the president has a seven-point advantage. we'll see. >> before we get to that foreign policy debate, we have the vice presidential debate coming up thursday night. what are the expectations there's? >> reporter: i think a lot more is on the line. more is on the line for the debate because of the president's lackluster performance. both candidates talking about the big showdown in kentucky. >> i'm looking forward to it. i really am. the thing about congressman ryan is he's been straightforward up until now about everything he -- all the significant changes he wants to make. we have a fundamentally different view on a whole range of issues. >> we think he's probably going to come at me like a cannonball. more pressure because mitt romney put a performance pretty high. and there's pressure because joe biden has been doing this for 40 years. he's ran for president twice. this is my first time on this kind of a stage. >> reporter: will joe biden bring up 40%? will he bring up bain capital
remember the last presidential debate is on foreign policy. our most recent poll on foreign policy. the president has a seven-point advantage. we'll see. >> before we get to that foreign policy debate, we have the vice presidential debate coming up thursday night. what are the expectations there's? >> reporter: i think a lot more is on the line. more is on the line for the debate because of the president's lackluster performance. both candidates talking about the big showdown in...